Photos from the week of April 23, 2010

Staff photos from the editorial files of The Newtown Bee.

Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Co. Secretary Karin Halstead reads a story in the Canadian newspaper The Intelligencer, which talked about the gear that was recently returned to her fire company. The widow of a Canadian volunteer firefighter donated the items to her local fire department, who in turn decided to find where the gear had originated. (Hicks photo)

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Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Co. Secretary Karin Halstead reads a story in the Canadian newspaper The Intelligencer, which talked about the gear that was recently returned to her fire company. The widow of a Canadian volunteer firefighter donated the items to her local fire department, who in turn decided to find where the gear had originated. (Hicks photo)

fire gear Sandy Hook Fire Rescue Karin Halstead Hicks

$Police report a two-vehicle accident about 6:32 am April 15 on Berkshire Road (Route 34) at its intersection with Zoar Road. Police said motorcyclist James F. Repasi, Jr, 22, of 25 Chestnut Hill Road was driving a Ducati southward on Berkshire Road, as motorist Anne V. Stein, 57, of 14 Yogananda Street was driving a Volvo XC-70 station wagon northward there. The motorcycle crossed the road’s center lines while negotiating a curve and then struck the Volvo’s front bumper. Repasi was thrown from the motorcycle by the impact and was then transported by ambulance volunteers to Danbury Hospital for treatment of injuries. Stein was later treated for injuries. Sandy Hook volunteer firefighters responded to the accident scene. Police issued Repasi an infraction for failure to drive to the right. (Hicks photo)$

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